Wider Spacing of Oats in Stand With Legumes
A West Virginia University study tests wide row spacing for oats drilled in 3.5 inch rows with legumes to reduce competition and weeds. Earlier trials show 75 to 100 percent of normal yields, with hay yields slightly higher in wide rows, and ongoing tests warn against overgeneralizing from one season. Missouri 0205 outperformed others in spring oats trials, with barley varieties recommended for home feeding and market grain.
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West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station
Experiment Station Agronomists
West Virginia
Missouri
Tyariely
Andrew
Ajax
Land Bank Loan Volume Reaches New Highs in 1955
The Land Bank system reported 61,000 farm mortgage loans totaling 487 million dollars in 1955, a 21 percent rise in number and 59 percent in value from the prior year. New borrowing accounted for 338 million, with the rest refinanced balances.
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United States
Puerto Rico
Robert S. Boal
West Virginia University
Teeney
Mooney
Federal Land Banks
National Farm Loan Associations
Federal Land Bank
Beal Ex- Plains
BRT
U. S
Silage Tests for Swine at Midwest Stations
Tests at Midwest experiment stations show high quality silage can be a major part of the ration for bred gilts and sows to cut feeding costs. Caution advised to keep silage away from newborn pigs to prevent harm.
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Midwest
Crop Nutrition Studied at VPI
Researchers at VPI Agricultural Rapennese Station completed a study on turnip greens examining light levels soil pH the crop year and minor elements. Yields varied yearly but were highest in high oil plots and where minor elements were applied. Ascorbic acid dry matter carotene riboflavin thiamine varied with light intensity element treatments and soil applications.
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VPI Agricultural
Ebeart
Damp Oat Hay May Poison Sheep and Cattle
Oliver Grace an animal hygienist at the University of Nebraska warns farmers not to feed damp oat hay to cattle or sheep. Nitrates in oats and other cereals can convert to nitrites in moist conditions, especially in rainy or snowy weather, impairing the blood as it carries oxygen.
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Oliver Grace
University of Nebraska
Grace
Children Learn to Garden By Working With Adults
article notes that teaching city children gardening requires patient guided experience. adults model care, explain reasons for actions, and reward progress with harvests. early lessons focus on techniques, with gradual move to independent gardening as children see tangible results and gain interest. plant choices and timing are advised.
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Edu
Alcators
L. C. Beamer
Why Horses Chew Wood Unsolved
UC Berkeley animal husbandry professor Carroll E Howell says biting between front teeth or salt feeding won’t stop horses from chewing wood. He cites past high salt feeds and notes many readers offered theories from England to Ontario.
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Caves
Calif. W
Carroll E. Howell
University of California Animal Husbandry
Devonshire
England
Mal
Sacramento
Windsor
Ont
Devon
Redwood
Santa Paula
Calif
Viroqua
Wis
Portland Oreognian
Live poultry market report Shenandoah Valley area
In Shenandoah Valley honey: live poultry market unsettled with fair demand. Farm prices end noon yesterday show broilers 21-22 cents per pound, heavy hens 23-24, small turkey fryers 32-33. Week ended March 2 reports 767,400 broilers or fryers, weight 4.4 to 4.6 pounds, average price 22.08 cents. Change from prior week plus 1? percent.
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Harrisonburg
Shenlandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
Chicks Have Tooth in Shell From Snowborn Hatchlings
H J Kaufman of the Pennsylvania poultry extension reports that snowborn chicks possess a temporary tooth used to break the shell, which the chick loses after emerging.
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H. J. Kaufman
Pennsylvania
Purdue research warns on trough fill to cut mash feed loss
Purdue University researchers report that filling poultry troughs to one third full reduces mash feed losses from spillage to two percent, versus 15 percent when filled to two thirds. The note accompanies broader data on postwar poultry production with an annual US baby count near 3.3 million since WWI.
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Purdue University
Four H Club Growth Encourages Rural Youth Involvement
The article notes rising Four H membership in towns and cities, now 2,100,000 youths in 89,000 clubs across the United States. Members choose single or multiple projects from livestock crops foods nutrition clothing home furnishings and more, with activities in leadership music literature and community service.
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United States
Boye
West Virginia
High Fertility in Ponds Three Way Improvement
An article by Harry L. Headley explains pond fertilization to boost fish output. It covers using nitrogen and phosphorus, choosing fertilizers, early spring start, and methods to check fertility with a white disc to maintain green or brown water for bluegill and bass production.
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Harry L. Headley
Self Conservation Service
Thej
Ifa
USDA Recommends Eight Percent Cut in Potato Acreage for 1956
The US Department of Agriculture released its annual average marketing guides urging an eight percent cut in total potato acreage for 1966. In late states the target is 1,006,200 acres, down from 1,140,000 in 1965, with summer commercial states set at 65,000 acres. Mountain State growers in West Virginia face a 13,000 acre goal, equal to 1988 harvest levels, while overall guidance notes that acreage decisions are voluntary.
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S. Department
Robert S. Boal
West Virginia University
West Virginia
Usdas
Swine May React Falsely to Brucellosis Test
Federal and state scientists under the University of Minnesota report that an unknown blood substance in some swine can trigger false positives in brucellosis testing. They advise that a single positive test in a breeding herd should be followed by two or more tests to confirm infection, as no significant increase is seen with spacenet tests.
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University of Minnesota
School of Veterinary Medicine
Milking Systems Compared by Virginia Study
A Virginia case study by VPI associate agricultural economist R Lee Chambliss Jr. compares stanchion barns with milking parlor and loose-housing systems on two large dairies. It finds labor needs differ, with about three men required per herd of 15 to 160 cows in stanchion barns versus two men in the milking parlor system.
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VPI
R Lee Chambliss Jr
Virginia
Chambliss
Ready for chicks improves start in poultry operations
Extension poultryman Byron W. Moore urges preparation days before chicks arrive and lists key goals: ample feed and water, comfort, and disease prevention. The piece compares labor and capital costs between stanchion barns and milking parlors, noting potential annual labor savings and investment ranges.
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Byron W. Moore
West Virginia University
Moore
Seed treatment helps prevent damping off in vegetables
Plant pathologist S B Fenne of VPI warns damping-off fungi attack seeds and seedlings in cool wet soils. Treat seeds with fungicides such as arsenate, spergon, or semesan to avoid losses. many seeds are sold pre treated, but if not, treat at home using simple methods.
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S. B. Fenne
VPI
West Virginia Dairy Farmers See Milk Price Dip
Production rose in January with milksales at $5.16 per hundredweight, down 10 cents from December. The statewide average milk cow value was $108 per head, while feed costs edged mixed with bran $3.99 and alfalfa hay $43 per ton.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Changes in State Farms Listed Fertilizer Lime Use Inadequate
West Virginia farm figures show rising farm size and shifting crops with 1954 21,479 commercial farms and 1964 corn area down while alfalfa hay area increased by over 90 percent. Fertilizer and lime use appear insufficient to sustain crop needs. Dairy cows declined though milk output rose. sheep and lambs fell while cattle sales rose.
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George Sharpe
Ken Brundage
WVU
West Virginia
Brazen Last A Picture Gives Us Something To Think About
A brief readers’ prompt questions farm management actions in response to a provocative image, urging farmers to assess practices and policy on their own holdings. The note invites reflection on on-farm ethics and stewardship without detailing any event or source.
Milk Production Up in January
January milk production on West Virginia farms reached 56 million pounds, one million above the 194d average. Milk per cow on February 1 stood at 125 pounds, up from 118 pounds a year earlier. Egg production across Mountains farms in January totaled 31 million eggs, matching January 1955 output.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
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